History of the Discovery of America: Of the Landing of Our Forefathers at Plymouth, and of Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians in New-Englannd [!] from Their First Landing in 1620, Until the Final Subjugation of the Natives in 1679. To which is Annexed the Particulars of Almost Every Important Engagement with the Savages at the Westward to the Pesent Day. Including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward; the Creek and Seminole War, &c |
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... Fort Mims , Battle at Talushatches , Tallegada , & c . 179 188 CHAPTER XVI . Creek war continued , Battle at Antosse , Attack upon Camp Defiance , & c . 199 CHAPTER XVII . Conclusion of the Creek war , Brilliant Victory at the bend of ...
... Fort Mims , Battle at Talushatches , Tallegada , & c . 179 188 CHAPTER XVI . Creek war continued , Battle at Antosse , Attack upon Camp Defiance , & c . 199 CHAPTER XVII . Conclusion of the Creek war , Brilliant Victory at the bend of ...
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... fort and formed a small settlement . He then returned home , having on board some of the natives , whom he had taken from the different islands . Steering a more southern course , he fell in with some of the Carribee islands , and ...
... fort and formed a small settlement . He then returned home , having on board some of the natives , whom he had taken from the different islands . Steering a more southern course , he fell in with some of the Carribee islands , and ...
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... fort . New Haven was settled soon after the building of this fort , as was a number of other towns of considerable note in Connecticut . Some difficulty arising among those who first settled at New Plymouth , a part of the inhabitants ...
... fort . New Haven was settled soon after the building of this fort , as was a number of other towns of considerable note in Connecticut . Some difficulty arising among those who first settled at New Plymouth , a part of the inhabitants ...
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... fort at midnight , and horribly yelling and mimicking the dying groans of such as had fallen vietims to their barbarity ; but the English being fortunately provided with a piece or two of cannon , caused their savage enemies to groan in ...
... fort at midnight , and horribly yelling and mimicking the dying groans of such as had fallen vietims to their barbarity ; but the English being fortunately provided with a piece or two of cannon , caused their savage enemies to groan in ...
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... fort , and were making a settlement without their approbation in their very neighborhood . Indeed they had now pro- ceeded to attack and ravage the country . The Pe- quots in consequence breathed nothing but war and revenge they were ...
... fort , and were making a settlement without their approbation in their very neighborhood . Indeed they had now pro- ceeded to attack and ravage the country . The Pe- quots in consequence breathed nothing but war and revenge they were ...
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action advance ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived attack barbarity battle bloody boat brave bravery camp Capt Captain cavalry chiefs Colonel colony command commenced company of spies CREEK WAR dead death despatched detachment dians discovered encamped enemy engagement English escape fell fire fled force fort Gadsden fort Scott fort Stoddert fought frontier garrison Georgia militia Governor head honour horses immediately informed inhabitants inst Jackson killed and wounded left flank letter Lieut loss M'Intosh Major ment miles Mohegans morning mounted musket Narragansets negroes night o'clock officers ordered party of Indians peace Pensacola Pequots prisoners pursued rear received Red Sticks regiment retreat river sachem savages scalped Scott Secretary of War Seminole sent settlements Shawanese shot soldiers soon spies succeeded surrender Suwaney swamp taken Tallapoosa Tecumseh tion tomahawk took town tribe troops Uncas United village volunteers warriors women woods yells